# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [March 25, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659 "2023-03-25T23:59:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 418
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8341 "2024-07-14T15:10:40Z")
Wordle 1,121 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟨⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Crypt Vague Vowel Video ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8342 "2024-07-14T15:31:57Z")
My second word wild guess saved the day on this one. SLATE BROIL VIDEO ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8343 "2024-07-14T16:03:12Z")
Wordle 1,121 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DRONE MODEM VIDEO ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8344 "2024-07-14T16:06:27Z")
> **Wordle 1,121 3/6\* Bastille Day 2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _E_NACT → Let me try to pair it up with an O and the last three WoFcons… shake up and get > L_O_S **E** R → Where does the O go? ??OE? goes nowhere, O??E? ditto, ???EO but we just had CAMEO (plus the A is gone), if I try an I… aha > **VIDEO** > > The second guess was a good one, but more from what it eliminated than from what it confirmed. Scoredle chases a position for the E and ends up with a 4, which makes me happy for the birdie. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8345 "2024-07-14T16:47:59Z")
Wordle 1,121 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY CUBED DOWEL VIDEO Tried out a xxxED first, then a DxxEx to introduce a different vowel. Turns out that finding that O only left one viable solution. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8346 "2024-07-14T16:57:33Z")
Wordle 1,121 2/6 ⬛🟦🟦⬛🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 POISE VIDEO Three deuces in four days! My starter list is doing a nice job lately. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8347 "2024-07-15T03:10:25Z")
Wordle 1,121 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE DINER VIDEO ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8348 "2024-07-15T03:12:38Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Three deuces in four days! You’re on a roll! Well done! 🙂 Wordle 1,121 3/6\* 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE SINEW VIDEO ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8349 "2024-07-15T04:11:24Z")
[spoiler]Wordle 1,122 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩[/spoiler] CHAIN DOZEN FROWN SWOON ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8350 "2024-07-15T04:17:36Z")
Wordle 1,122 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNORE SWOON My first thought was shown but that’s been used. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8351 "2024-07-15T04:49:27Z")
Wordle 1,122 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE SPOON SWOON ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8352 "2024-07-15T07:25:09Z")
I got lucky with this one. Wordle 1,122 3/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STERN SALON SWOON ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8353 "2024-07-15T08:00:23Z")
Wordle 1,122 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8354 "2024-07-15T09:53:24Z")
Wordle 1122 4/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 102 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 12 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SPOON SWOON ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8355 "2024-07-15T12:54:33Z")
Wordle 1,122 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 READY BIJOU SPOON SWOON Three guesses after an empty guess. I’mma give myself credit for a par. Using all the vowels paid off, as it increased my certainty that there were two Os. And xOxOx struck me as being less likely than xxOOx. Guessing SPOON was a bit of luck. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8356 "2024-07-15T12:56:55Z")
Wordle 1,122 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL SWOON ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8357 "2024-07-15T13:10:10Z")
Wordle 1,122 2/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Alien Swoon ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8358 "2024-07-15T14:15:22Z")
Wordle 1,122 4/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE SCORN SWOON SPOON ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8359 "2024-07-15T15:13:22Z")
Wordle 1,122 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SHOCK SPOON SWOON ETA: Lots of swooning spoons! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/8360 "2024-07-15T15:32:57Z")
> **Wordle 1,122 4/6\* 7/15/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟨🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > VIDE_O_ → "O"kay. Better try an A… and three WoFcons. > R_O_A_S_T → Strikeout on the A, plus an unplaced S. Would like to try N & L here, but can’t see a word with both. So, I’ll try N, and throw in a Y on the off chance it’s an adjective > **S** _N_ **O** _W_Y → Well… SWON? or SWO?N, latter gives me > **SWOON** > > Scoredle ends up with a five, mostly because it tries to use its fourth guess to cover two bogus guesses. My third guess was a lucky one, but mostly because I eliminated the huge number of possibilities with a terminal S from consideration. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=417) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=419)